Can a libertarian still win in Trump's GOP?
Now, more than three years after his final day in office, Amash has decided he wants back in the game and is running for Michigan’s open Senate seat — as a Republican.in a recent interview. “But as a member of the Senate, you have more leverage to affect the change that’s necessary.”
“In Michigan … if you don’t run as a Republican or a Democrat, you have very little chance of getting elected,” Amash said. “And that’s because the laws are structured in such a way to make it almost impossible to both get on the ballot and then get votes.” At first glance, it seems like Amash might have a task on his hands to convince Republican primary voters to entrust him with the nomination just a few years after quitting the party in such a high-profile manner. But he didn’t seem worried, arguing that his strong record as a fiscal and constitutional conservative will matter more to primary voters than partisan loyalty.
The former congressman explained that on many policies, he would still be willing to work with a future President Trump, such as securing the“What we really don’t want is to send senators over there who are going to bow down to anyone, whether it’s a Republican president or a Democratic president, because I have to represent all the people,” Amash added. “I think people will view it as a positive that they know I’m willing to challenge anyone to protect their rights.
He specifically criticized Biden for funding the war without exerting more “leverage” over how Israel is fighting it. “But that’s very different from planning an operation that happens maybe a week later or several weeks later or a month later and then suggesting that that is a defensive operation,” he concluded. “That becomes an offensive operation.”
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